Correlation between chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of some aromatic medicinal plants growing in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2002 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Cimanga ◽  
K Kambu ◽  
L Tona ◽  
S Apers ◽  
T De Bruyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Republic Of Congo

scholarly journals Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils Extracted From 4 Medicinal Plants (Labiatae) of Kerman, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 172-179
Author(s):  
Ashraf Kariminik ◽  
Mehran Moradalizadeh ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Foroughi ◽  
Hamid Tebyanian ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Motaghi
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Essential Oils

Antimalarial activity of medicinal plants from the Democratic Republic of Congo: A review

2015 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 76-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick B. Memvanga ◽  
Gaston L. Tona ◽  
Gauthier K. Mesia ◽  
Mariano M. Lusakibanza ◽  
Richard K. Cimanga
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Antimalarial Activity ◽  
Republic Of Congo

The Antibacterial Effect of Essential Oils of Satureja calamintha subsp. nepeta (L.) Briq, Lavandula multifida L., and Mentha pulegium L., Tested Against some Multiresistant Strains that Are Involved in Nosocomial Infections

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.Z. Radi ◽  
N. El Hamzaoui ◽  
M. Regragui ◽  
A. Kholtei ◽  
H. Oulhaj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Antibacterial Effect ◽  
Mentha Pulegium ◽  
Multiresistant Strains

In infectiology, some essential oils (EOs) are able to competewith antibiotic therapy and even surpass it; it is in this context that a study of the chemical composition and the antibacterial power of the EOs of three aromatic and widely used medicinal plants in traditional medicine was conducted which are Satureja calamintha subsp. nepeta (L.) Briq, Lavandula multifida L., and Mentha pulegium L. The extracted EO yields were of the order of 2.6%, 0.12%, and 5.29% for Satureja calamintha, Lavandula multifida, and Mentha pulegium, respectively. The obtained EOs were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The results of these analyses showed that Lavandula multifida contains carvacrol as a majority compound (70.65%); by contrast, the pulegone is the majority compound of Satureja calamintha and Mentha pulegium that contain about 87.04% and 71.97%, respectively. The EOs with the pulegone as predominant compound (Mentha pulegium and Satureja calamintha) showed higher antibacterial activity when tested against some multiresistant strains, compared to those with the carvacrol as major compound. In conclusion, this study may open up prospects for the formulation of phytomedicines against resistant and nonresistant bacteria incriminated in nosocomial infections.

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